Deloitte is a leading global provider of audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax and related services. Our global network of member firms and related entities in more than 150 countries and territories (collectively, the “Deloitte organization”) serves four out of five Fortune Global 500® companies. 

About the Consulting Team

Deloitte Consulting has always been about helping our clients and our people move forward. It’s important that we do the same for our business: celebrating how far we’ve come, and always preparing to take our next, big steps towards a global future. We’re moving and evolving on our journey to be an undisputed leader in consulting, globally and in all major markets. 

Responsibilities:

The ideal candiate will be responsible for:

• Coaching the team to improve collaboration and self-organization.
• Coach team on Agile practices and encourage adaptation and iteration and an environment that fosters Agile.
• Collaborate across teams in IT and the business as required to remove impediments and deliver on time for all Sprints.
• Coach team members to properly define User Stories, while assisting the Product Owner to continually keep a sufficient set of stories defined and estimated.
• Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews/demos, retrospectives, and release planning meetings for 2-3 product teams.
• Track and communicate team commitments, velocity, and sprint/release progress.
• Remove or escalate team impediments that jeopardize sprint goals
• Identify, suggest and collaborate with development and product owner on measurable improvements for the team(s)
• Coach, train and support other scrum masters within the organization

Experience of the Scrum Master

• 5 years’ experience in an agile scrum role is required.
• Exposure to ART (Agile Release Trains) and driving delivery through PI Planning would be advantageous.

Education/Certifications:

• CSM,  CSP, ITIL
• Business, Engineering,
• Business/Administration,
• Information Systems, Management, Technical, Information
• Technology, Communications

Key Competencies required:

Behavioural Competencies

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Good mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others
• Strong client delivery focus
• Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease
• Focus on quality and risk
• Sound problem solving ability

At Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day. We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. We seek to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment across the African continent.